Garment hanger



.Mar'ch 1,1927.

1,619,742 J. E. MAYHEW GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug.g9, 1925 ATTO R N EY5 ma a; a, 19g? TE T? i or nnoonzmt N W 1 I Application and Aug'natl29,- 1925. Serial No: 53 ,279.

This invention relates to garment hangers and has for its principal-object to provide an improved garment hanger made' from sheet material. i 3 I a A further object of the invention isto provide an improved garmenthangerfmade of sheet material which has no thin or sharp edges at those places Where the garments are supported-by the hanger..

The inventionhas for an additional object to provide a garment hanger which is sim- 5 pie in construction and inexpensive to manuiacture. i a 6 Several embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig.1 is aperspective view, of one form of garment hangernconstructed cordance with'the ginventionw y Fig. -2 is a vertical transverseisection taken on the'line.2=+2 of Eig.i1.w Y

Fig. 3 is a rvertical: transverse asectiontaken on theline 3+ 3 of Fig.' *1'.-:

Fig.4 isai stransverse zsechon correspond:

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. modified form of hanger, and evelo jmenti'of' thenblank inploy'e' befoi'eitiis 5 dlddtto final form.

Referring first to Fi 7, the blank from which one form of the hanger is made comprises a pair of triangular sha d portions 1 and 2, each of which has a 'su stantial triangular shaped central opening 3. The portions 1 and 2 might conveniently be termed open centertriangles. The portions '1 and 2 are joined along the line 4, so that this line forms the common base line for the'two tri-' angles. The term joined as just used should not be restricted inits meaning to include only the connection or joining of two separate pieces, because the preferred manner '11 1% f would appear if it overlaps the edge portion its s10 in edges 5 with attaipreferably provided with a crease along the line 7; w a fl One of the triangular portionsoi the blank is provided with an extension flap: 8, 1 on that portion 9 of the triangulartpart 69 which corresponds to thebas'e of thetriangles The flap 8is preferablyflemarcated by means of a crease formed in the blank along the line 10. The two apex portions, 11 and 12, of the blank are preferablyshaped in some such manner as shown in Fig; 7 in order to grip betweenthem a'supporting ,or suspending member, as hereinafter described. a "The blank-described above may be "formed from any suitable materialysuch as fthin 70 sheet metal, fibreboard or the like, but pref erablg .it, is formed from inexpensi've cirdf boar 2 i l-A J? .11

.The blankqisgifoldede alo e ng t e apextport qna (1.1. en p siti n. as. sh wn in E rewa s afp d m en aigs 'i The downwar airy-tastin lt' f edge of the other triangular p0rt1o h t eag agtlieidganiii 1} r t e. ap rhay be'gliied" or cemented to the adjacent edge portion of the other triangular part as indicated at 15 g in; Figs. 3and 4', or it may be left free-and uncemented.- Fig. 5 indicates how the flap of the other triangular part, but is left free and uncemented.

The flap: 8 is also bent inwardlyin a subi tantially horizontal plane as indicated in i hook or other suitable suspending or supporting: member shown at 16, has its shank located between the two meeting apex v portions 11 and 12 of the blank, which latter maybe riveted together by means of suitable fastening devices 17 If desired the parts 11 and 12 may be-glued together to grip the shank of the hook.16 between them. The lower end of the shank of the hook maybe headed as shown at 18, to prevent the shank o of'the of the hook from pulling through the hanger.

' A garment hanger of this particular shape,"

is often referred to as a combination garment hanger, and' is usually employed for supporting a coat and trousers by hanging the coat over the sloping edges of the hanger and by supporting the trousers on the hot- 1 tom cross piece of the hanger. The portion 10 13 of the flaps 6 form relatively wide supporting surfaces for thecoat, and the hori not only forms a relatively wide supporting surface-for thegarment but it also serves to reinforce the hanger against lateral bending.

If desired the have theappearance indicated in Fig. 6.

7 it may made out of relatively thin and V "ve material, such as cardboard, the we: strength and durability being for nished by forming the blank in such a manner that it may be folded-together to pm duce the finished shown in Fig. 6. If it is not d "I to have the garment combination type, the central opening ma be omitted. in the form shown in Fig, 6. amithej corresponding central openingin the form shownin 1, with the horizontally extending flap 8, may likewise be omitted. v Y

J The finished hanger gun be printed, lithographed or colored if so esired. It may-be advantageously used as an inexpensive advertising medlnm by printing suitable advertising matter upon it. I

I claim- 48 1. A clothes hanger comprising a piece of aps 6 and 8 maybe omitted, in which ease the complete hanger would of hanger has the advantage that rial and having sheet material having two open center triangular portions united at their bases and folded together along their common base line, one of said triangular portions having flaps along those edges corresponding with the arms of the triangle, at least a portion of each flap being adapted to be folded into a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the h r and said flaps and the openings in the triangular portions being corelated so that said openings are unobstructed by the flaps. 7

2. A garment hanger comprising a piece of sheet material having two portions in the shape of open center triangles united at their bases and folded together along their com-- mon base line, one of said triangular portions having .flaps along those edges corre sponding with the arms of the triangle, at least a portion of each flap being adapted to be folded into a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the hanger and one of said triangular portions having a flap along the upper edge of its base portion adapted to be folded into a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the hanger.

3. A garment hanger comprising apiece of sheet material two portions m the shape of open center triangles united at their bases and folded to ther along their common base line, one 0 said triangular parts of the hanger having a flap along the upper edge of its base portion and adapted to be folded-into a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the hanger.

4. A garment hanger made of sheet mate a central opening forming a bottom cross-piece adapted to support a gem ment and having an in portion along the upper edge of said bottom cross piece adapted to be bent into a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of the hanger.

Intestimon whereoflalfixm si ture. V y JAMES E. 

